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Beginning November 1st, Burn Permits will not be required for the winter season. We do recommend that you notify local fire officials, and or the County Sheriff's Office when you are going to burn. Burn Permits will be required again during next year's "high danger" fire season.
SAN JUAN COUNTY CLOSED FIRE SEASON PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, these lands are extremely vulnerable to damage by wild fire, and, WHEREAS, climatic and vegetative conditions of moderate fire severity are now approaching and will progressively worsen, and currently a drought emergency exists; THEREFORE, the County Fire Marshal and the County Commission do hereby order a CLOSED FIRE SEASON to take effect beginning June 1, 2008 through October 31, 2008. The Closed Fire Season shall be subject to all restrictions and provisions attached thereto by law. That during the closed season it shall be a misdemeanor to set on fire, or cause to be set on fire any inflammable material on any forest, brush, range, grass, grain, stubble, or hay land without first securing a written permit from the Utah State District Fire Warden, County Fire Marshal or Local County Fire Chief. The local municipalities of Monticello and Blanding are not included by this proclamation. Residents within these communities desiring to burn should contact the city fire chief or the city office. Lynn H. Stevens Rick M. Bailey |
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